female only Adventures in shapers

[ReDbEaN 654]

BAHAHAHA!!!!! The first time my husband attempted to take off my bra for our "first time" was like some kind of pre-pubescent boy's nightmare of elbows and grunting and knocking me in head....and he was 40 years old at the time!! I'm still somewhat stunned I actually had sex with him after that. I adore my guy' date=' but he is not the smoothest operator around. If he tried to take a shaper off my body, he might choke me to death. [/quote']

OMG this had me laughing!!!

[gamergirl 4,610]

BAHAHAHA!!!!! The first time my husband attempted to take off my bra for our "first time" was like some kind of pre-pubescent boy's nightmare of elbows and grunting and knocking me in head....and he was 40 years old at the time!! I'm still somewhat stunned I actually had sex with him after that. I adore my guy' date=' but he is not the smoothest operator around. If he tried to take a shaper off my body, he might choke me to death. [/quote']

Hahahahaha! Poor guy.

[Sweet Pee 349]

OMG!! HaHaHa LOL! Y'all got to stop!

Edited October 26, 2013 by Sweetpee

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

Oh that hubby story made me laugh so hard. good thing my industrial strength "body shaper" has the potty opener. actually it is post plastics compression gaments. the bra is actually a matador jacket and the bottoms come all they way up under the boobs. Where they overlap... I swear my rib .bones are compressed. My first shower post op it took 2 nurses forever to get it back on- i was swollen, there were drains etc. Those two nurses were sweating by the time they were done.

I didnt wear heavy duty shapers prior though because of the discomfort. I tended to wear lighter control tanks. key is always to take them on and off down the body, not over your head.

[gamergirl 4,610]

I didnt wear heavy duty shapers prior though because of the discomfort. I tended to wear lighter control tanks. key is always to take them on and off down the body, not over your head.

NOW she tells us! This is cool, how could we not know this? Perhaps it's because we aren't victorian ladies.

On my FB, i just posted a link from buzzfeed that said 21 signs that being ladylike is not your forte. Maybe that's why I didn't know about stepping into control garments either.

[southernsoul 773]

Is it weird is it that I almost never wore shapers before?? I guess I just figured that I was already so big that a shaper wasn't going to make much of a difference. Did anybody else start with the shapers after some weight loss, rather than before?

At the weight I am now, roughly halfway to my tentative goal, I am much more open to the idea of wearing them. At least I thought I was, so that's why I started buying them. I just bought a size 14 dress that is still a bit too snug, but the blow up doll shaper might make the difference. I'm going to check out the tank top thingies, too.

[gamergirl 4,610]

I'd never thought of it, but it wasn't until I lost some weight that I started to wear them a while ago. I don't know, it's not like I let myself go when I'm putting on weight, but I....despair perhaps. I think nothing will help, I'm just going to look like crap. Isn't that such a defeatist attitude??

[erikalexandra19 10]

If i could sleep in my Spanx, i would!!! Lol. One of the questions i asked at surgeon at my first appt with him was "when can i wear my spanx again?"...

It is a mission getting in and out of them and I live by myself, but they make a world of difference for me when wearing dresses.

[KristieAtkinson 589]

I was just going to post about bodyshapers; I have a lower belly flab issue' date=' VERY lower belly, and I have yet to find the shaper that gets rid of the panni. I'm not expecting for fabric to give me a board flat stomach but at least it should be able to keep my gut skin from the worst case of front-butt! Even with a shaper I have to keep my pants loose and my shirt hems long to keep people from staring. So my question is, does anyone know of some serious nuclear strength Shapewear for the lower gut/panni? I've even looked on post-partum online stores.[/quote']

I prefer the WYOB (Wear Your Own Bra) Flexees Romper by Maidenform. It fastens between the legs like a onesie so using the restroom is easier. I bought mine at Kohls when they are buy one get one 50% off. They do this often. I like Kohls cause you can try it on. I was surprised that I could go down a size (most effective for holding the panni up).

I used to have a very low hanging panni and this one was the most effective for keeping it up above my pubic bone.

Hope this is helpful.

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[Globetrotter 1,340]

Kristie, my bulgy pubis is my constant embarrassment, I'm about ready to enlist a 19th century style corset if it will work. The Flexees you showed is great, but for me with my thighs, I would have prominent and unsightly flesh-poofing, out of the leg holes. I need something that goes all the way down the thigh, with serious lower gut hoisting v_v

[supbanana 153]

Heeeey, this is relevant to my recent frustration.

Can any of you recommend knee to boob Shapewear for tall people?

[SuNMooNStaRS816 423]

Kristie' date=' my bulgy pubis is my constant embarrassment, I'm about ready to enlist a 19th century style corset if it will work. The Flexees you showed is great, but for me with my thighs, I would have prominent and unsightly flesh-poofing, out of the leg holes. I need something that goes all the way down the thigh, with serious lower gut hoisting v_v[/quote']

Try slimpressions.com

[southernsoul 773]

Kristie, my bulgy pubis is my constant embarrassment, I'm about ready to enlist a 19th century style corset if it will work. The Flexees you showed is great, but for me with my thighs, I would have prominent and unsightly flesh-poofing, out of the leg holes. I need something that goes all the way down the thigh, with serious lower gut hoisting v_v

Globetrotter, this is the one I bought that made me feel like a blow up doll. I don't have the panni issue, but I also wanted one that went down my legs. I can tell you it definitely sucked me in all over!

http://www.onestopplus.com/clothing/Allinone-shaper-girdle-with-long-legs-power-control-by-Comfort-Choice.aspx?PfId=389764&DeptId=11780&ProductTypeId=1&ppos=11#.UnHQmeKgagk

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

Is it weird is it that I almost never wore shapers before?? I guess I just figured that I was already so big that a shaper wasn't going to make much of a difference. Did anybody else start with the shapers after some weight loss' date=' rather than before?

At the weight I am now, roughly halfway to my tentative goal, I am much more open to the idea of wearing them. At least I thought I was, so that's why I started buying them. I just bought a size 14 dress that is still a bit too snug, but the blow up doll shaper might make the difference. I'm going to check out the tank top thingies, too.[/quote']

When I was a 3x, no way would I wear a shaper. I was probably xl or 1x before I started wearing them.

[Sweet Pee 349]

When I was a 3x' date=' no way would I wear a shaper. I was probably xl or 1x before I started wearing them.[/quote']

When I was a 3X there was no way I would even attempt to get in a shaper, let along try to get out of if. Can you imagine the sweat, the heavy breathing, sitting on the edge of the bed to catch your breath, then try it again! Trying to push in the fat and to suck in the gut which does no good either.

After I lost my weight, oh yeah I started wearing very tight shapers garments and I loved them. I needed something for that hanging stomach. I guess I got so use to them, I was comfortable transferring to a compression garment after my LBL. I might be the only person to say this, but I love my compression garment. LOL!